HOW DO I GET STARTED?

1) INVITE BANDMATES & CHOOSE A TIME AND PLACE

Prayerfully invite others to join you in banding together. Once you have 3-4 people ready to take this step, choose a time and place that works best for your life rhythm. You can even connect by phone, Zoom, or the video conference app of your choice.

2) DOWNLOAD THE “DISCIPLESHIP BANDS” APP

This free tool will provide a framework for your band meetings and equip you to make the most of your time together. One group member will create a band in the app and invite the others to join via an invite code.

3) BEGIN WITH “INTRODUCTION TO DISCIPLESHIP BANDS”

Within the app you’ll find an area called “Studies”. We strongly encourage each group to begin their band by doing the 28 day reading plan, “Introduction To Discipleship Bands”. It will walk you through everything you need for your band to start strong! 

4) USE THE “FIRST FOUR MEETINGS” FRAMEWORK

There’s a great resource from our friends at Seedbed called Discipleship Bands: A Practical Field Guide. On pages 35-37 of this guide you’ll find a simple framework to follow for your first four meetings as everyone settles in to this new space together.

5) GET STARTED

And now, you just do it! Begin meeting, and then keep going. Read together. Pray Together. Meet together. And here’s a helpful video from our friends at Seedbed with some encouragement on how to begin.

READY TO BEGIN?

We’d love to know if you’re starting a band so we can encourage and resource you and your bandmates along the way. And if this all sounds awesome but you need some help getting connected with others, let us know and we’ll do our best to help you find a band. Click below to take either step!